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THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FLORENCE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS PROJECT
SPRING 2010
Florence Project Receives National Community
Leadership Award!
The Florence Project was selected to receive the 2010 John Jay Award for Community
Leadership from the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice
for its work on behalf of detained immigrants and refugees in Arizona. While the
award is usually given to an individual, the nominating committee was so impressed
with the Florence Project’s work it decided to give the award to an organization
for the first time. Legal director Kara Hartzler, staff attorney Katie Ruhl and Board
President Noel Fidel were present to accept the award at a ceremony on April 6th in
New York City, with featured speakers including Mia Farrow, actress Ellen Burstyn, and
Rossana Rosado, publisher of El Diario La Prensa. The Florence Project is thrilled to be
recognized by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, an internationally recognized
leader in criminal justice research and education.
20th Anniversary Celebration
On Saturday, March 27th, Florence Project staff, board members, alumni,
supporters, friends and former clients came together from across the country to
celebrate the organization’s 20th anniversary at the home of Board Member Peggy
Kirch and husband Art Piccinati. Florence Project founder Chris Brelje was honored,
along with law firm Lewis & Roca LLP, who funded Chris’s year-long sabbatical
from the firm to start the Project in 1989. To commemorate our 20th anniversary,
we have also compiled a history of the organization into a book, which will be
published in the coming months by the Hispanic Institute of Social Issues. Copies
of the book can be preordered by contacting the Florence Project at [email protected].
Florence Project Executive Directors of the past and present
Board President Noel Fidel, Founder Chris Brelje, and Evening
Hostess Peggy Kirch
Joseph McGarry accepting an
award for Lewis and Roca LLP
Founder Chris Brelje speaking about starting the Florence Project
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
PRO BONO ATTORNEY
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
BOARD MEMBER PROFILE
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3
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INTERN PROFILE
FIRRP SERVICES 2009
STAFF CORNER
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4
5
SUPPORTERS
ABOUT FIRRP
MISSION & VISION
6&7
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Pro Bono Attorney Successfully Navigates Complex
Mental Health Case
Immigration attorney Delia Salvatierra reached out
to the Florence Project in December 2008 looking
for opportunities to volunteer for our clients. After
successfully assisting an unaccompanied minor win
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, she volunteered
later that year to help “Juan”, a severely mentally
ill man detained in Florence. The Department of
Homeland
Security alleged
Juan was born
in Mexico
and entered
the United
States without
inspection. After
initially meeting
Juan, Florence Project staff struggled to assist him,
not being able to confirm his identity or assess his
options for legal relief because of his serious mental
illness. After months of internal strategizing, Florence
staff attorney Katie Ruhl submitted an amicus brief
to the Immigration Court on Juan’s behalf, raising
these concerns, arguing it was the government’s
burden to prove his foreign birth, and informing
the court that the Florence Project would assist in
locating treatment and housing for Juan if the court
terminated or administratively closed proceedings
against him. In response, the Immigration Judge
ordered the Department to conduct a mental health
evaluation, and subsequently found Juan to be
incompetent.
inconclusive results as to whether she could ethically
appear on his behalf when his competency had not
been restored. Delia nonetheless appeared at Juan’s
next court hearing and explained her intent and
role to the Immigration Judge, who concluded Juan
was not competent to consent to her representation
and declined to appoint her as pro bono counsel
for him but recognized her role of being present to
advocate on his behalf and the safe release plan
she had found for him if he were to be released.
Apparently recognizing that they were seeking
to deport an incompetent man who could not be
appointed counsel, the Department thereafter moved
to terminate proceedings against Juan and released
him that evening by dropping him at the Phoenix bus
station at midnight.
When, the next day, Delia learned Juan had been
released in this manner, she immediately left work
and drove to the bus station and found him sitting at
the station, where he had been all night. She made
arrangements for him to go to Washington, where she
had found safe housing for him, and worked with the
Florence Project to advocate for the Department to
pay for his bus fare to Washington. Before she put him
on the bus that evening, she and her husband took
him to their home so he could shower and eat before
his trip. She has since heard that Juan is safely settled
in Washington. Thank you, Delia, for your above-andbeyond help in this especially challenging case!
Knowing she was confronting significant due
process issues relating to competency, Katie began
thinking about possible pro bono referrals. While
she was speaking with Juan one day in the Florence
attorney visit area, she ran into Delia Salvatierra, who
recognized Juan was mentally ill, asked questions
about the case and volunteered to assist. Because the
judge had found him to be incompetent, Katie and
Delia decided to seek her appointment by the court
as his pro bono counsel so she could advocate for
proceedings to be terminated.
Concerned about whether Juan could effectively
consent to her representation given his mental
health issues, Delia consulted the state bar ethics
hotline and conducted independent research, with
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Client artwork
Board & Staff 2009
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hon. Noel Fidel
Board President
Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre
& Friedlander
Al Arpad, Esq.
Board Vice President
Fennemore Craig
Milagros A. Cisneros, Esq.
Board Vice President
Office of the Federal
Public Defender
Susan E. Anderson, Esq.
Board Secretary
Office of the Federal
Public Defender
Leticia Hernandez
Board Treasurer
Silicon Valley Bank
Sam Adair, Esq.
Dan Bagatell, Esq.
Perkins Coie Brown & Bain
Emily Chang, Esq.
ASU Associate General
Counsel
Saul Diskin
Ira S. Feldman, CPA CVA
Margaret E. Kirch
Sharon J. Kirsch, PhD
ASU West Communication
Studies
Coleen Kivlahan, MD, MSPH
Aetna/Schaller Anderson
Deb Anderson Matwijkow, Esq.
Rev. José Olagues
Presbytery of Grand Canyon
Jane E. Reddin
Practical Art
Andrew Silverman, JD
University of Arizona
College of Law
Jim Zemezonak, CRE
Boulders Realty Advisors
STAFF
Lindsay N. Marshall, Esq.
Executive Director
Nancy L. Acevedo, Esq.
Pro Bono Coordinator
Michele Dando
Office Manager
Kara Hartzler, Esq.
Legal Director/Criminal
Immigrant Consultant
Deborah Bergman
Social Service Coordinator
CHILDREN’S PROJECT
Sara Lofland, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Alejandra Valdez, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Lindsey De Pew
Legal Assistant
ELOY
Thalassa Kingsnorth, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Rachel Kling, Esq.
Staff Attorney
B. Argentina Iñiguez
Legal Assistant
FLORENCE
Katie Ruhl, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Brian Wolf, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Cindy Schlosser
Legal Assistant
2009 Volunteers
Thank you to the following
people who volunteered their
time with the Florence Project
in 2009. We could not have
done our jobs without you!
Carmen Abarca Wilson
Sayed Abdelatti
Evangeline Abriel
Mario Acosta Jr.
Dr. Bruce Adler
Adnan Al Darraji
Ana Arboleda
Alexandra V. Atencio
Vikram Badrinath
Kristin Baughman
Renee Behinfar
Laura Belous
Stephen Benedetto
Boston College law students
Sarah Box
Kate Bradson
Laura Brookham
Dr. Alan Brown
Brea Burgie
Carlos Calderon
Karma Chavez
Conner Childers
Nancy Coffin
Marla Conrad
Judith Costello
James Diamond
Chloe Dillon
Dorien Ediger-Seto
Mathew Edmundson
JoAnna Estrada
Jaime Fatás Cabeza
Nathan Fidel
Noel Fidel
Jessica Fishken-Harkins
Juan Flamand
Judy Flanagan
Yvette Flores
Vincenzo Franco
Jason Gerrol
Chris Gloria
Ryan Goldstein
Kevin Green
Matt Green
Stephanie Hart
Elaine Harvey
Shannon Hennessy
Kari Hong
Regina Jefferies
Robert Jobe
Stephanie Johnson
Nazim Karaca
Marie Kessler
Rodney Kingsnorth
Sharon Kirsch
Dr. Coleen Kivlahan
Matt Kuenning
Glenda Lara
Tanya Lee
Eric Leveridge
Rachel Levitt
Clara Long
Sushma Mahajan
Dr. Lisa McClellan
Sara McKinnon
Patricia Mejia
Jeffrey Miller
Veronica Munoz
Mac Nayeri
Alana O’Hagin
Megan Oliver Thompson
David Ouimette
Kristin Paiva
Anthony Pelino
Brie Pettigrew
John Pope
Nina Rabin
Dr. Gregory J. Raglow
Tom Raine
Charlene Ramos
Restoration House
Ruben Reyes
Christine Ritland
Rachel Robertson
Horacio N. Roqueramirez
Mercedes Ryden
Cecilia Saenz
Delia Salvatierra
Donna Scadova
Natalie Schmidt
Rustin Silverstein
Harmony Simmons
Kelly Smit
John Soldat
Dr. Jennifer Sosnowski
Marki Stewart
Evan Storey
Janet Story
Victoria Tandy
Anne Marie Taylor
Matt Thomas
Ric Tobin
Dr. John Toma
Michele Trausch
Randy Tunac
University of Minnesota
Asylum Law Project
Viviane Vendrell
Stacy Ventola
Mark Vilaboy
Ayesha Vohra
Ashley Waddell
Jimmy Wells
Kristi Whitaker
Rachel Wilson
Denise Woodson Ofria
Elizabeth Young
Board Member Profile: Sharon Kirsch
Sharon Kirsch, an assistant professor at Arizona
State University, joined the Florence Project’s Board
in 2008. She has since played an instrumental role
in shaping the organization’s image by hosting a
media training for our staff, helping us develop
a communications plan and assisting with the
language and design of our publications. She took
a few minutes from her busy day to answer the
following questions.
What is your day job?
I am an Assistant Professor of English and Rhetorical
Studies in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts
and Sciences at Arizona State University. I specialize
in women writers and public speakers, literary and
critical theory and late American literature and
culture. I’ve always been interested in how language
works, how arguments are crafted, how words
persuade people, and how language practices can
effect social change.
I also have a background in public relations, corporate
identity development, community outreach and grant
administration. My professional career began in grant
administration in higher education at the National
Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, DC
and culminated in a management position as Vice
President of Corporate Communications for a national
healthcare management company that focused
on revitalizing and operating inner city hospitals
in underserved communities. My responsibilities
included all aspects of corporate communications
including media and public relations, corporate
identity development and crisis communications.
in immigration law. More than this, I am inspired
by the commitment, dedication, intelligence, and
compassion displayed every day by the staff as
they work with some of Arizona’s most vulnerable
populations.
How do you like to spend your free time?
Free time? Please explain..... (With my spouse, my
children and my puppy!)
How did you get involved in the Florence
Project Board of Directors?
The Board was coming out of its strategic planning
process in 2008 and was looking for someone with a
background in communication and invited me to join.
What attracts you most about the Florence
Project?
I was drawn to the Florence Project by its mission
to provide and coordinate free legal services and
related social services to indigent men, women, and
unaccompanied children detained in Arizona and
by its stellar national reputation for being a leader
Sharon Kirsch, Board Member and Assistant Professor
at Arizona State University
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Intern Adjustment Status Program a Smashing Success!
Perhaps the most well-known path to a green card
is through a petition from a family member. Parents
may apply for their children, wives may apply for
their husbands, adult children may apply for their
parents, and so on. Many feel families should be able
to reunify with each other in this manner and that
obtaining permanent residence through a relative
is quite simple. Unfortunately for most families, the
road to permanent residence is long, confusing, and
expensive (approximately $2,500-3,000 in fees for an
undocumented immigrant).
A typical family-based adjustment of status case
before the Eloy Immigration Court lasts somewhere
between eight and twenty months. In detention,
the unrepresented applicant for a green card must
fill out numerous applications requiring detailed
information about his activities over the last several
years, must schedule a medical examination off-site
and organize transportation, and must identify a
sponsor earning well above the poverty guidelines.
And, there is the constant risk that an old conviction
or prior deportation
may come to light
and pose a new
obstacle or delay.
The Florence
Project’s Eloy
team was deeply
disturbed to see
that between September 2007 and September 2008,
only one person successfully adjusted their status
to that of permanent resident by virtue of a family
petition. We concluded that in all likelihood many of
the applicants simply became overwhelmed by the
complexity and length of the process and discouraged
by the limited amount of attention the Eloy team
could provide them.
So, in the Summer of 2008, National Lawyers Guild
Haywood Burns Fellow Laura Belous, then a first year
law student at the University of Arizona, launched
the Eloy Intern Adjustment of Status Program. The
law student interns running this program, under the
supervision of the Florence Project staff attorneys,
are the primary staff members responsible for
guiding these green card applicants through their
removal proceedings. In support of these cases,
the law students draft a variety of complex legal
briefs, ensure that fees are paid, medical exams are
complete, and sponsors are in place. The interns also
prepare documentary and testimonial evidence for
the applicants’ final merits hearings.
Throughout the following academic year (20082009), Laura continued to intern with the Florence
Project and this academic year (2009-2010), Chloe
Dillon, also a third year law student at the University
of Arizona, took over the program. Laura and Chloe
received additional support from shorter term interns
Sarah Box (the University of Utah) and Marie Kessler
(Northeastern University). Over the course of the last
two years, Laura and Chloe have provided precisely
the support and encouragement that the applicants
for adjustment desperately needed to persevere with
their cases. The outcomes that this duo has achieved
are astounding.
With the assistance of Laura and Chloe, “Jorge”
managed to finally adjust his status after nearly 14
months of detention. Jorge had worked for many
years as a farmworker in the California Central Valley.
Life was a struggle for his family; Jorge’s U.S. citizen
child was born blind and struggled with leukemia
throughout Jorge’s removal proceedings. While he
was detained, Jorge’s wife could hardly keep the
family afloat; never having learned to read, she had
difficulty finding employment. Jorge’s proceedings
dragged on for months on end because he simply
could not pay the fees associated with adjustment of
status or find a sponsor earning above the poverty
level. Individual donations from members of the
Arizona Chapter of the America Immigration Lawyers
Association covered the missing fees, and we found
a volunteer willing to act as Jorge’s sponsor. This is
only one example of the more than 15 clients who
have successfully adjusted their status in the last
sixteen months with the help of our interns. We
are extremely grateful to Chloe and Laura and we
wish them the best of luck on their bar exams this
summer!
University of Arizona interns Chloe Dillon & Laura Belous
Florence Project Services in 2009
ß Live rights presentations regarding people’s rights and remedies in removal
proceedings. In 2009 we provided rights presentations to 7,169 men, women,
and unaccompanied children.
ß Individual case assessment for all who request it. In 2009 we provided case
assessment to 3,668 people.
ß Pro se assistance for people fighting cases who cannot afford to hire private
counsel. In 2009 we provided intensive pro se assistance to 3,240 people,
assisted 267 people in their merits hearings for legal relief, and provided 38
workshops on the topic of cancellation of removal for 201 detained lawful
permanent residents.
ß Direct representation, as resources allow and pro bono referrals. In
2009, we provided direct representation to 130 adults and referred 71 cases
to pro bono attorneys in the community. Our Children’s Project successfully
represented an additional 33 unaccompanied minors pursuing relief before the
Immigration Judge.
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ß Assistance with raising issues of deportability or eligibility for relief
before the immigration judge and the Board of Immigration Appeals either
through pro se brief preparation or full representation.
ß Application preparation and documentation gathering to support legal
claims. We work with clients’ families to prepare affidavits and supporting
documentation.
ß Pro se bond assistance and assistance with supervised release, habeas
corpus petitions and requests for humanitarian parole. In 2009, we
assisted 535 people with their bond cases and 48 people with other requests for
release from custody.
ß Trainings and consultations to public defenders on the overlap of
criminal and immigration law through our Arizona Defending Immigrants
Program. In 2009 we provided 7 trainings to 180 practitioners and provided 697
consultations to public defenders and defense attorneys.
Staff Corner
Staff members, March 2010 (not pictured: Deb Bergman, Michele Dando, Alejandra Valdez)
Since our last full newsletter, the Florence Project has said goodbye to four
wonderful staff members. In June, we bid farewell to Eloy legal assistant SARAH
PLASTINO so she could attend Georgetown University law school and then in July
said goodbye to Florence legal assistant CHRIS STENKEN who went on to assist
in organic farming projects in South America and settle in Tucson. In September,
Florence staff attorney MARCO ACEVEDO left the Project for a position with the
FBI and Eloy staff attorney CHRISTINA POWERS also left us to join her husband
in Pittsburgh, where she is continuing to represent indigent detainees in removal
proceedings. We wish Sarah, Chris, Marco and Christina the very best!
With goodbyes come hellos and an expansion of the Florence Project family. In
June, we welcomed new Eloy legal assistant ARGENTINA IÑIGUEZ to our team.
Argentina is a native of Douglas, Arizona and has studied and lived in Oaxaca
and Chiapas, Mexico and Siena, Italy. In July, we welcomed new Florence legal
assistant CINDY SCHLOSSER. Cindy grew up in North Dakota and in addition
to teaching high school her work experience includes working as the border
awareness coordinator for Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas. The Florence
Project also welcomed two new staff attorneys in September. New Eloy staff
attorney RACHEL KLING is a 2009 graduate of Boston College Law School and her
immigration experience includes working in BC’s immigration and asylum clinic
and interning at CASA of Maryland and the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. Rachel
grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and has spent time in Guatemala and Israel.
New Florence staff attorney BRIAN WOLF is a 2009 graduate of City University
of New York Law School and a native Arizonan. Brian worked as a student in
CUNY’s Immigrant and Refugee Rights Clinic, for the Immigration Law Unit of the
Legal Aid Society of New York and for the Tlachinollan Human Rights Center of
La Montaña in Guerrero, Mexico. We are thrilled to belatedly welcome Argentina,
Cindy, Rachel and Brian on board as our newest FIRRPies!
In other staff news, Congratulations to Eloy staff attorney TALLY KINGSNORTH on
her position as an adjunct faculty member with the University of Arizona James
E. Roger College of Law. Tally is channeling her exceptional persuasive writing
skills and love of appeals to teach legal writing to first year law students. We also
extend our congratulations to Office Manager MICHELE DANDO and her husband
Paul as they welcomed their second granddaughter, Elleigh Evyn Dando, into the
world on March 1st.
Muchísimas Gracias,
Jacque!
At the end of March, the Florence Project bid farewell to Development
& Outreach Director Jacque Ahrenberg. A graduate of Arizona State
University, Jacque joined the Florence Project staff in April 2005 after
working in the development office of the Phoenix Theater for two and
a half years. In her five years with the Florence Project, Jacque has led
our fundraising efforts with great success and has been a wonderful
coworker and friend. Working with our Board, staff, and supporters,
she has left us with a much more sophisticated development program
and an active and diverse individual donor base. We look forward to
seeing Jacque succeed in her next professional endeavor and wish her
the very best!
Jacque & son Ricky enjoying the Phoenix Zoo
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Florence Project Supporters 2009
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
THE FLORENCE PROJECT RELIES ON THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FAITH-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND LAW FIRMS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ITS MULTITUDE OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sam Adair, Esq.
Susan E. Anderson, Esq.
Al Arpad, Esq.
Dan Bagatell, Esq.
Emily Chang, Esq.
Milagros Cisneros, Esq.
Saul Diskin
Ira S. Feldman, CPA CVA
Noel Fidel
Leticia Hernandez
Margaret E. Kirch
Sharon J. Kirsch, PhD
Coleen Kivlahan, MD MSPH
Deb Anderson Matwijkow, Esq.
Rev. José Olagues
Jane Reddin
Andrew Silverman, JD
Jim Zemezonak, CRE
CORPORATIONS
Delmastro & Eells, Inc.
GoodSearch.com
Jefferson County Hardwoods, Inc.
JFRCO LLC
Macy’s West G.I.F.T.
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Salt River Project
Siefer Associates Architects
Suncor Development Company
University Of Minnesota,
Asylum Law Project
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Anonymous (2)
APS Foundation
Arizona Foundation For Legal Services
& Education
Arizona Humanities Council
Evo-Ora Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Holder Family Foundation
Karuna Foundation
Lodestar Foundation
H.S. Lopez Family Trust Philanthropic Fund
C.W. & Modene Neely Charitable
Foundation
Silicon Valley Bank Foundation
Steele Foundation, Inc.
Thunderbirds Charities
LAW FIRMS
Law Offices of Arturo Benavidez
Brejle and Associates PLC
Burns Law Office
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Law Office of John E. Crow
Fennemore Craig PC
Goldman & Goldman
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Guy Brown PLLC
Jennings Strouss
Keller Rohrback PLC
Lewis and Roca LLP
Martinez Goldsby & Associates
Messing Law Offices PLC
Metcalf & Metcalf PC
Miranda Law Office
Osborn Maledon
Payson & Gattone PLLC
Perkins Coie LLP
Piccarreta & Davis PC
Quarles & Brady LLP
Rousch, McCracken, Guerrero, Miller
& Ortega
Kutak Rock LLP
Law Office of John D. Shaw
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
Stender & Pope
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Trautman Dupont PLC
Dr. James Seward
Ms. Alice W. Snell
Mr. David Lee Titterington
Mr. Daryl Williams
ADVOCATES ($250-$499)
Mr. George Alexander
Mr. John J. Bouma
Ms. Margaret R. Diaz & Mr. Gary Zehrbach
Ms. Cheryl Fox
Ms. Belen Gonzalez
Mr. Peter A. Guerrero
Mr. Francisco X. Gutierrez
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Hoffman
Ms. Regina M Jeffries
Ms. Barbara Lack
Brandon Maldonado
Greg Maldonado
Mr. Alan H Mallace
Ms. Sandra Massetto
Mrs. Judith G. Peters
Ms. Suzanne Rabe
Ms. Claire Sargent
Mr. Shane Swindle
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Trossman
Ms. Nancy L. White
Mr. Daniel Wilch
Torch of Justice Society
The Florence Project created the Torch of
Justice Society to provide individuals with the
opportunity to support the Florence Project
at higher financial levels and supply donors
with certain benefits at all giving levels.
BENEFACTORS OF JUSTICE
($500 AND OVER)
Mrs. Roxana C. Bacon
Mr. Neil S. Barsky
Mr. & Mrs. EN & Nadine Basha, Jr.
Mr. Steven A. Betts
Ms. Margaret R. Diaz & Mr. Gary Zehrbach
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Dretzka
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eckstein
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Hall
Ms. Diane M Haller
Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Hammond
Mr. I. Jerome Hirsch
Ms. Celeste Howard
Mr. Jon James
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. King
Mr. and Mrs. Humberto Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. William Novotny
Ms. Lynn Marcus
Dr. Jerzy Rozenblit
Ms. Claire Sargent
SENTINELS ($100-$249)
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Adelman
Mr. and Mrs. John Aguilar
Anonymous
Ms. Michelle S. Ausdemore
Ms. Gaile Eby Baack
Ms. Corrine Bagatell
Mr. Peter M. Baird
Dr. Carol L. Barsky
Prof. and Mrs. Robert Bartels
Mr. David Bartlett
Mr. Frederick Berry, Jr., P.C.
Ms. Andrea Black
David and Sarah Bodney
Mr. Michael Bosco
Mr. Harry M. Bracken &
Ms. Elly Van Gelderen
Mr. Christopher J. and Mrs. Linda M. Brelje
Mr. Tom Broderick
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Brown
Ms. Marirose Burke
Mr. Michael Cafiso
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Carly Caniglia
Mr. Jose Cardenas
Neyma Chacon
Mrs. Bonnie R Cohen
Ms. Marla A Conrad
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Cosgrove
Ms. Elizabeth Dallam
Ms. Barbara B Davis Thompson
Mr. William Dietz
Mr. Hugh M. Elliott
Mr. Ira Mark Ellman
Mr. Herbert L. Ely
Ms. Judy Flanagan
Mr. Pablo Fernandez-Herrera
Hon. Pamela Jole Franks &
Bram Jacobson, Esq.
Mr. William Frelick
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylan Friesenborg
Ms. Cheryl Fox
Mr. Jeff Gage
Ms. Alice Gartell
Mr. Donald W Glazer
Mr. Alan Goldman
Mr. Jose Gutierrez
Mr. Christopher Hamel
Mr. Donald Harding
Mrs. Ellen G. Harrison
Mr. Chris Hero and Ms. Dorothy Steinicke
Mr. Jesus S. Jacobo
Mr. Barry Kirschner
Mr. Ira J. Kurzban
Mr. David Laird & Ms. Helen Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Leete
Mr. Jim LeValley
Mr. Jeffrey S. Lubbers
Ms. Helen Marshall
Ms. Kristi Marshall
Ms. Suzanne C Marson
Prof. & Mrs. Alan A. Matheson
Ms. Jean R. McCall
Ms. Nancy-Jo Merritt
Ms. Francesca G. Meza
James Miller
Mr. Peter F Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Murphy
Mr. Timothy A. Nelson
Ms. Leslie Nixon & Mr. Barry Kirschner
Mr. Chris Nugent, Sr.
Mr. Christopher Nugent
Mr. Jose S. Padilla
Mr. Roberto Pastor
Ms. Christina L Powers
Rev. Roberto Reveles
Ms. Alice F Roe
Mr. Arturo Rosales
Mr. Adam R. Rosenblatt
Mr. G. Albert Ruesga
Ms. Nina Sachdev
Ms. Sharon L Seto
Mr. F. William Sheppard
Ms. Sandra Sheridan
Mr. George Shiras
Mrs. Kristin Siciliano
Mr. Benjamin Slomoff
Mr. and Mrs. John and Phyllis Smiley
Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Soland
Mr. Judith B Steinhoff
Dr. and Mrs. Maury B. Stern
Ms. Janet S. Story
Mr. W. Gary Suttle
Mr. Peter R.S. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. and
Helen S. Underwood
Ms. Martha Weaver
Ms. Patricia White
Mrs. Jo Wilch
Ms. Jenny Winkler
Ms. Paige Winslett & Mr. Stephen Johnston
Mrs. Susan Yanez
PARTNERS (UP TO $100)
Mrs. Jacquelyn Ahrenberg
Ms. Dabney Altaffer
Ms. Alice Atkinson
Ms. Kristin E. Baack
Ms. Sharon Bagatell
Mr. Douglas A. Ballard
Ms. Lauren A Barker
Ms. Jennifer R. Barnes
Mrs. Judith M Barry
Ms. Jean Beal
Ms. Lauren Beigel
Ms. Laura Belous
Ms. Ann Garfield Black
Ms. Madeleine Lucas Breen
Ms. Brea Christine Burgie
Ms. Denise Burke
Ms. Barbara Burstein
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cardenas
Mr. Aaron J. Carreon-Ainsa &
Ms. Gloria Aguilar
Hon. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Cates
Ms. Patricia Chamovitz
Ms. Dora Chavez
Ms. Eunice Cho
Mr. Thorne Clark
Mr. John Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Conway
Mr. Scott J. Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Daughters
Ms. Elva T. Davila
Ms. Catherine S Davis
Mr. Thomas J. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Dino DeConcini
Ms. Sandra Dorcey
Mr. Patrick J Duffy
Ms. Lisa Duran
Mr. Christopher J. Eastoe
Ms. Susan K Engelhard
Ms. Evelyn R Esch
Ms. Ronda Fisk
Ms. Gail Fadenrecht & Mr. Walter Flom
Mrs. Betty G. Feinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fenton
Mr. William R. Ferrell
Ms. Molly Galvin
Mr. Jason M. Gerrol
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar & Maria Giner
Ms. Wendy Gough
Mr. and Mrs. N. Douglas Grimwood
Ms. Kara Hartzler
Ms. Karen G. Havholm and
Mr. Glenn I. Reynolds
Pastor and Mrs. Sheldon Hermanson
Mr. Ezequiel Hernandez
Ms. Adele M. Holman
Mr. Bryan Howard
Ms. Lucia Fakonas Howard
Mr. Mark C Hudson
Ms. Patricia Huntington
Ms. Susan D. Hyatt
Mr. Jaime Jimenez
Ms. Ellen Sue Katz
Ms. Rachael Keast
Mr. Thomas D Kirsch and
Ms. Margaret R Moon
Mr. Thomas C. Kleinschmidt
Mrs. Carol C. Korich
Mr. Daniel M. Kowalski
Anonymous
Dr. Leslie Leighninger
Ms. Sue Leonard
Mr. Jared Leung
Dr. Jonathan Levy
Mrs. Lucy Logan
Ms. Michele L. Lombardo
Ms. Lisa Loo
Ms. Maureen F Lugg
Mr. Luis E. Manriquez
Mr. Stanley Marks
Mr. Noel D. Matkin
Ms. Carolyn Matthews
Ms. Nancy Maxwell
Mr. John McDonald
Ms. Patricia Lee McGrath
Mrs. Sarah Mitchell
Ms. Tandeka Moitt
Mrs. Dorothy Montgomery
Mrs. Vella J. Morelos
Mr. Joseph P. Murphy
Pastor Ham & Pearl Muus
Mr. Michael A O’Hagan
Ms. Barbara S. Olinger
Ms. Elizabeth Packard
Mr. and Mrs. Mauro Pando
Mr. Michael Piccarreta
Ms. Lisa Pino
Dr. Kathy Radina
Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Ragan
Ms. Carolyn S. Rauch and Mr. Joe Freeman
Anonymous
Ms. Suzanne Reimolds
Ms. Kathryn L Revtyak
Ms. Valerie Richter
Mrs. Barbara K. Rider
Ms. Carolyn C. Robbins
Rev. Josephine E. Robertson M.T.T.
Ms. Anne C Ronan
Mr. Robert Rosen
Ms. Carla Zingarelli Rosenlicht
Ms. Susan Taylor Rosepink
Mr. Alan W Rottenberg
Ms. Karen T. Scates
Ms. Steliana D. Schmidel
Mr. Robert E. Schmitt
Mr. W. Mark Sendrow
Mr. Stuart B. Siefer
Ms. Margarita Silva
Mr. Rene Siquieros
Mr. Boyd Slomoff
Ms. Elaine Stattler
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Steinhilber
Mr. Charles and Mrs. Janice Stenken
Hon. and Mrs. James B Sult
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Swan
Ms. Elizabeth Sweet
Mrs. Pearl Mao Tang
Mrs. Linda Waddell
Ruth (Hubbard) Wald
Ms. Amy Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Warden
Mrs. Barbara F. Warden
Liz & Peter Welsh
Ms. Cheryl B. Willis
Ms. Rachel Wilson
Mr. Lawrence F Winthrop
Ms. Gloria G. Ybarra
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2009 donations. Please let us know if you
believe your name has been omitted in
error so that we can correct any mistakes.
Please remember the Florence
Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
in your will!
Through a charitable bequest, you can:
ß Help us provide free legal services to
immigrants and refugees
ß Possibly reduce the tax burden on your
estate
ß Leave a legacy to help future generations
How to Donate:
TO DONATE TO THE FLORENCE PROJECT:
Mail a check or money order to:
THE FLORENCE PROJECT
P.O. BOX 654
FLORENCE, AZ 85132
Visit our website and contribute via PayPal:
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ABOUT THE FLORENCE PROJECT
The Florence Project’s work is carried out primarily
through five programs: the Florence “Justice and
Efficiency” Model, the Eloy Pro Se Model, the Detained
Immigrant and Refugee Children’s Initiative, the
Defending Immigrants Program, and the Integrated
Social Services Program. As part of its direct legal
services, the Project has created “Know Your Rights”
videos and self-representation packets as an educational
resource for non-profit service providers and detained
people nationwide. Nationally, the Florence Project
advocates for positive change in federal policies
and practices towards those detained and it serves
as a resource-development and training center for
detention program “best practices’. The Florence Project
undertakes its national advocacy through membership
in the Detention Watch Network, a coalition of more
than 100 nonprofit organizations that work with the
200,000 men, women, and children who are held in the
U.S. annually as immigration detainees.
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MISSION & VISION
The Florence Project provides and coordinates free
legal services and related social services to indigent
men, women, and unaccompanied children detained
in Arizona for immigration removal proceedings. The
Project strives to ensure that detained individuals
have access to counsel, understand their rights under
immigration law, and are treated fairly and humanely
by our judicial system.
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TO DONATE TO THE FLORENCE PROJECT:
Mail a check or money order to:
The Florence Project
P.O. Box 654
Florence, AZ 85132
Visit our website and contribute via PayPal:
www.firrp.org
TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE FLORENCE PROJECT:
Call or email:
[email protected]
520.868.0191 x105
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SCHEDULE A VISIT:
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 654
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